Fence & Deck Staining in Monroe County, IL
Monroe County runs along the bluffs south of the metro — Columbia, Waterloo and Valmeyer — where many homes are positioned for the view and pay for it in exposure. Bluff-top decks catch sun and wind from directions an inland deck never sees, and the boards weather unevenly as a result: one side silvered, the other still holding color. Evening that tone back out is part of the work here, before any new finish goes down.
Communities we serve in Monroe County
8 in total · county population approximately 34,869
- Burksville
- Columbia
- Fults
- Harrisonville
- Hecker
- Maeystown
- Valmeyer
- Waterloo
What we do in Monroe County
Fence Staining · Deck Staining
Monroe County — common questions
One side of my deck is gray and the other still holds color. Why?
Exposure, and it is very common on the bluffs. Homes in Columbia, Waterloo and Valmeyer are frequently positioned for the view, so one elevation takes sun and wind the others never see and the boards weather at different rates. Before refinishing we even that tone out — otherwise a new coat sits on two different substrates and dries to two different colors.
Can you match the deck’s original color?
Close, usually, but weathered wood does not take stain the way new wood did, so an exact match to how it looked when new is not realistic. What is achievable is an even, consistent tone across the whole structure. On bluff properties where different sides have aged apart, that evenness is what actually makes it look right.
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